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The money raised could be spent on non-carbon technologies or mitigation strategies. Plus as the cost of emitting carbon rises, people will search for alternat
by schnitzelstoat 2y ago
The money raised could be spent on non-carbon technologies or mitigation strategies.
Plus as the cost of emitting carbon rises, people will search for alternatives.
I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea, but if we want to go for the transition we need to do so wholeheartedly, not punishing poorer people with tariffs that keep EV's unaffordable because it helps some lobby groups.
- spwa4 2y agoCould be - but isn't. > ... as the cost of emitting carbon rises, people will search for alternatives ... The only alternative for most poorer individuals is the power grid and while it is more convenient it is nowhere close to carbon based fuels in price. So it is used for small things, and for heating carbon based fuels are used. And, perhaps ironically, the grid is becoming on a per-person/per-customer basis more expensive because the people who traditionally pay the bill, large, industrial users, have by far the easiest time and the most to gain switching to solar.
- therealdrag0 2y agoWashington’s carbon tax invests in public transportation.